9+年级上学期第二次阶段调研卷

2014余桥实验学校阶段性教学质量调研九年级英语测试卷出卷人：史惠英审核：何晓琼考试时间: 90分钟一、单项选择:(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1. __________ like Tiger Watch have been filmed around the world.A. The number of the documentariesB. A number of documentariesC.A bit documentariesD.A great deal documentaries2. All of us believe he has a gift _______ dancing, ________ he doesn’t like it at all.A.for, asB. of , thoughC. for, thoughD. of ,as3. Take a map of New York with you while traveling ________ you have a guide or know the city well.A.sinceB. ifC. unlessD. because4. It’s reported that several young children have gone _________in Taizhou, their parents feelvery sad about the _______ of them.A. miss, lossB. missing, lossC. missed, lossD. missing, lost5.Tan Dun is _______ an excellent composer _______ he can make music without boundaries.A.so, thatB. too, toC. /,thatD. such, that6. The old man__________ cancer. His made us very sad.A. died from; deadB. died of; dyingC. died from; dyingD. died of; death7.There is lots of wonderful English ________ in this movie, we can learn English by watching it.A.dialogueB. scriptC. valueD. instrument8.Moving China Awards Ceremony is covered _______ every year. When I watch it, I __________ the heroes for their bravery and courage.A.alive, admireB. living, will admireC. live, will admireD. lively, admire9. The victim hurried into the police station and was _______________ at this time last night.A. in the breatheB. out of breathC. at the breatheD. a deep breath10. Those traditional art forms should be _________ by the government because few youngpeople know them.A. presentedB. praisedC. preventedD. protected11. You can get a point ________ you answer a question correctly.A. at the same timeB. every timeC. all the timeD. for the first time12. You can’t imagine how beautiful the mountain is ______you see it with your own eyes.A.untilB. afterC. whileD. when13. Hepburn is known _______winning an Oscar _____ Best Actress ______ her role in the film Roman Holiday.A. as, for, ofB. for, of ,asC. for, for ,forD. as, of ,for14. —Aren’t you getting bored with watching the chat show all day?—____________. I like Zhou Libo, he has a good sense of humour.A.No, I amB. Yes, I amC. No, I’m notD. Yes, I’m not.15. —Do you know _______________ at the cinema this month?—I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you as soon as it shows.A How often will Transformers4 be shown B. whether Transformers4 will showC. How Transformers4 will be shownD. When will Transformers4 show二、完形填空:(共12 小题;每小题1分,满分12分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-12各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Long long ago, there was a river. The river was very__1_____. He had spent long time being alone and refusing toshare his water with any fish, plant or animal. His life was full ofloneliness and sadness.One day, a little girl came to the river. She was going to move to ___2__ country and decided to put her favourite little fish into the river. This little fish, named Scamp, was a happy fish.___3__ he fell into the river, he felt the river’s loneliness. Scamp tried to talk to the river and wanted to make the river ____4____. But the river told Scamp to go away. Scamp didn’t ____5____. He kept asking and ___6____ in the river, and ____7__ he started jumping in and out of the water. ___8__ time went by, the river became happy and they became good ___9__. But one day, this little fish was caught by a little boy.The river spent that night thinking about how much___10_____ it was to have a friend, and how much he had missed by not ___11__ him. Before, he was so __12____. From then on, the river became friendly to others and made friends with the plants and fish in the river.1.A. kind B. unfriendly C. outgoing D. strange2.A. other B. another C. else D. the other3.A. Until B. If C. Because D. When4.A. brave B. weak C. happy D. sad5.A. grow up B. give up C. get up D. come up6.A standing B. swimming C. praising D. fighting7.A. finally B. slowly C. hardly D. luckily8.A. While B. Since C. Whenever D. As9.A. classmates B. brothers C. parents D. friends10.A. fun B. time C. money D. stress11. A. having B. attacking C. reporting D. eating12. A. tired B. untidy C. stupid D. valuable三、阅读理解:(共13 小题;每小题2分,满分26分)阅读下面短文，然后从1～10各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A1. As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .A. BeijingB. LondonC. New YorkD. The USA2. According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.A. one museumB. two museumsC. three museumsD. fore museums3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.B. You don ’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.C. British Museum lies in Chestnut Street, London.D. New York Museum is the largest in the world.BGabriel Garcia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literaturein 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to remember the cultural giant.Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult lifein Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as“a giant of 20th - century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called“ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”4.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.A. 1914B.1928C.1967D.19825. We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.A. was born in Mexico City.B. spent most of his adult life in Colombia.C. had a writing style called “magical realism.”D. was famous but lived a simple daily life.6. The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.A.隔绝的B. 安逸的C. 喧嚣的D.繁华的7.Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？A. He was the writer of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.B. His novel One Hundred years of Solitude was a great success.C. He was widely known as “ a giant of 20th- century literature.”D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.8. The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.A. Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement.B. show the deep sadness of the President.C. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.D. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.CDo you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? Wefirst have to understand what leaves are and what they do.Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from theground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants usesunlight to turn water and CO2into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar.Plants use it as food for energy and growing.A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to be gin getting ready for winter.During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red9.Which should be in the box? sunlight+ 2glucoseA.airB. sugarC. waterD. wind10.The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.A.叶绿素B. 脂肪C.蛋白质D.淀粉11.The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________.A.water and CO2B. glucose and energyC. sunlight and waterD. sunlight and CO212.Which of the following is NOT true?A.When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.B.During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.C.During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves.D.Trees begin to stop making food in summer.13.This passage tells us_____________.A.the plants can grow well only with the sunlightB.there are all kinds of plants on the earthC.not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyllD.maple leaves change the color as other trees四、主观性阅读: (共5 小题;每小题1分,满分5分)What makes a successful speech? First, you should have a good speech script which tells your own life, feelings and experience so that your ideas and language can catch people's attention. And some skills are necessary, too.Here are some suggestions on giving great speeches:◆Beat nervesRelax yourself before and when making a speech. Practice your opening sentence three or four times. This will help make a sure start and a successful speech. When you stand on the stage, think of the audience as your family members and friends.◆Keep it naturalNatural body languages will help your speech: smile, stand straight and look at the audience. Do not drop your head or play with a pen. Also, dressing yourself nicely will help the audience feel respected.◆Pace and pause (节奏和停顿)Pace and pause add color to your speech. Speak fast enough to keep people excited and slowly enough for people to fully understand you. After an important point, pause for a moment. It'll change the atmosphere (气氛)in the audience.根据短文内容，完成下面的表格，每格填一词。